The Blue Nile - Tinseltown in the Rain (Official Audio)

[@WarrenDavies-hl5ff]

Lost a friend who passed who always insisted I listen to this... now he's gone....I see why...I love you Andy RIP

[@hittitecharioteer]

A great song to remember your friend by. He will know that you are remembering him. We will all know each other again one day. Important you live your life to the fullest.🕊and🤝

[@beno4014]

❤

[@ciscadevries8776]

I added this song on the playlist of my sons father

[@Camille_Anderson]

He had great taste in music, Warren. 💯🙏🙏👏👏

[@sheilagoodwin2813]

Am now 73 years old and this remains just the best ever... I saw the Beatles live 3 times... a screaming teenager... But the Blue Nile will be played at my funeral..... When I leave this great ripple...

[@daronaldridge684]

Mine too Easter Parade

[@marcelmori8219]

Agreed, this song at my funerall. Only demand I have.

[@ranjitverdi5702]

Yes all the time brother ❤️

[@frankking781]

Sound my friend.

[@longw01]

me too my friend.

[@stuartmiller9648]

This sums up Glasgow for me........a city in which i have lived in,hated but yet always returned to.......the Blue Nile capture the essence and mood of the city.....

[@JaredLogan-jk2bu]

Im not a fan of getting old (53) but I'll never regret growing up in the 80's, when music was SO good. This is one of the best.......never gets old

[@brianmulligan1224]

Sound of our first flat in Tollcross…still playing together after 41yrs!!! …will always be “ happy go lucky “.

[@pixelfrenzy]

@@brianmulligan1224 Tollcross is almost unrecognisable now. But we all have the memories I suppose. Here's to long-lasting friendships.

[@josephinequinn8782]

@@JaredLogan-jk2bu 53 is not old. 👍

[@spizzenergi2292]

It’s November 2023 I’m 61 and still consider myself lucky to have grown up listening to this music. Beautiful.😊

[@Paula-ms2hi]

😊

[@Crosshatch1212]

Had some mad timexs in edinburgh with a bunch of mates ,adam sleepy eyes 😢😂

[@berlinmitte10117]

Agree 100%

[@simon-pv5gb]

This song was so important in our days necessary! Where did the time go

[@leonardjames1048]

I have a 35-minute mix of this I made about 12 years ago. I never thought the ending was long enough so I made it with loops and echoes of Paul's voice. I am really happy with it still. I was playing it in my car again today and I had to get on KZbin and visit. 2023.

[@alexandersakulin3127]

Leonard, you able to put a copy online?

[@Camille_Anderson]

​@@alexandersakulin3127yes!! It would be fantastic.

[@Camille_Anderson]

Please do share it!! It's a magical & beautiful song, especially the orchestration. 🙏🙏💯💯🤗💞💞💞

[@vilmomodoni9469]

I don't remember the first time I heard this song. I think it was the early 90's. It hasn't left me since. Just great.

[@Jon-x4f]

The 1st time I ever heard this song I was in a rehab in South Shields England and a Glaswegian played it to me I was 17 years old I'm 55 now just feels like yesterday 😢

[@lamarrtisdale7324]

Just the best!!!.....the 80's was the best decade ever for music, movies,fun, relationships etc. Those of us who was there know what I'm tlkn about.

[@BudSchnelker]

I'm from the heart of Gen X, graduated high school in 1989. During those years I primarily listened to what was then known in the States as "College Rock". And yet, I can't recall ever hearing this song until today, when I caught it on a streaming 80's channel. How is this possible? What a song! One of those rare songs that sucks you in on the very first listen.

[@georgegray6267]

They only made four albums and I recommend them all!!! 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍👍👍👍👍

[@MrHollistic1]

a thing of beauty

[@cheshirecat1595]

Heard this first time on a pirate radio station one Sunday morning years ago, still play it in 2024

[@pixelfrenzy]

A reminder of how much talent and variety there was in contemporary/"pop" music before we entered the era of identikit, building-block plug-and-play sounds that we generally hear now. (And I admit to being there and doing that.) So many great UK bands from this era.

[@ejneenan9329]

At 62, I realize now that singers in the 80s like The Blue Nile, Simple Minds, and others were the crooners of our generation, just like the Sinatras of my dad's generation. There were wonderful arrangements, orchestrations, and lyrics that spoke to our hearts.

[@stephaniepottle857]

Sounds like Jim Morrison and van Morrison child prodigy

[@cmcc3721]

I reckon they'd have been massive if they'd been born in America. That late night drive vibe music is far more of a thing over there.

[@james6901]

@@cmcc3721 friend was 40 years ago,,,,,,times change,,,,even then this was not a huge hit,,,,,some get it some dont,,,know what l mean,

[@james6901]

Spot on my man,,,,never thought about it that way....wee mini opera ,,like bohemian rap,,,,,but get what your saying,,,,

[@Bobsend]

It’s hard to believe this song is 36 years old, sounds like it could have been recorded yesterday.

[@jeanmichellelaurent]

Good songs never get old

[@tednorton5150]

It's like a vintage Bacharach David recording. It doesn't follow the eras. It is the standard against which they flow.

[@MacXpert74]

Only from a technical, sound quality perspective maybe. But this kind of high quality 'pop' music recording, that sounds original while also having a good melody isn't heard much today. In fact I can't think of a single example.

[@blackmore4]

Disagree. It sounds like it couldn't have been made at any time other than 1984. 'Perfect' corporate 80s digital reverb on yet another vile corporate white boy funk piece of empty preciousness.

[@gnknowsmusic]

Timeless Tune, no doubt!

[@GarryRaft]

Iam in my 70 years what a great feeling to find this great song and band thank you 🎉😂😂❤

[@carinvanhummel8621]

Such a masterpiece😍one of the best songs of the 80's. Back to the time when life was great.....love it🎶❤️

[@stephenduffin5767]

I dated a girl when I was 15...she played this once!! I was hooked ...I'm 52 now wow thanks to the girl now a women x

[@ronaldcorvers7979]

Getting tears in my eyes now I hear this after so many years. Melancholy in its most beautiful form.

[@markbillington1060]

I'm listening to this now and crying

[@Camille_Anderson]

Same 💯

[@allysinclair3486]

Yep , Scottish but worked in Africa for a few years...had this and their Hats album to hand "downtown lights" misted me a bit...🤫

[@dexterdylan5781]

You all probably dont give a damn but does any of you know of a trick to get back into an instagram account? I was stupid lost the login password. I love any assistance you can offer me

[@camerontitus5822]

@Dexter Dylan Instablaster =)

[@davidnicholasbrown2432]

some music comes and goes but this record has stayed with me 40 years .......

[@SeanKeys-lt4mo]

Tom Dunne newstalk radio played it 10mins ago!40 years next year!Still as fresh as the driven snow!timeless ageless priceless

[@mandyforrester3120]

2024 anyone ❤

[@longw01]

awwww yeah

[@jormunganir3517]

Totally. This song is just timeless, no?

[@longw01]

@@jormunganir3517 yes sir

[@carinvanhummel8621]

Yesssssss, me right now! Such a masterpiece 🎶😍❤️

[@Camille_Anderson]

💯👏👏💚💚💚 forevermore!!

[@stephencraig5938]

There are two types of people in this world, those who have heard this song and those who haven't.

[@erikboreel]

slamdunk not unheard of

[@mathijsuittenbroek7764]

Heard this song today on the radio. I'm from '78, can't recall ever hearing this song. I was overwhelmed by it in my car, what an amazing song. I bless God that I'm now on the list: who have heard this song.

[@out269]

Cracking great Album ❤

[@DessieElliott-yx3bk]

Pity those that ain't heard this classic, 🎼 🎼 🎼

[@grantwesley8342]

Stephen you are so right until today the 8th of July 2024 i hadn't hear this song... just heard it on a radio station in Spain whilst driving through, can't believe i have never heard it before and i thought it was new, was so shocked, going to listen to their back catalogue now for sure.

[@michaelerickson7740]

Literally one of the best songs ever. It's that good.

[@thebluenile67]

I wouldn't be seen dead at my own funeral but in the off chance................this is my song.

[@styzoom]

Was a big hit in Holland (and still loved today). It featured on the first record I owned (compilation record). A real classic. The quality of this version here on KZbin is incredible.

[@carlingcuz]

Always a sign of a great song when it still sounds as good now as it did then. The Twang also do a great cover of this too 😎👍

[@ianskewisEditor]

I've met the singer/songwriter Paul Buchanan a few times in Glasgow. He lives nearby. Lovely man. Very approachable.

[@hiromoser9576]

One of the most beautiful songs ever !

[@jamestaylor6493]

There is no God,there is no Devil,there are no Demons and there are no Angels.Except those in the NHS.But there is always THE BLUE NILE.THANKS GUYS.

[@claudewynter7426]

Far-out baby. All vacuous bravado..let's dance 💃

[@petermccartney7626]

I grew up in a council scheme near Glasgow in the 80s, generally this song would never have been something we would have got into back then ,as wee Ned types, but it resonated with us for some reason, and we would sing it while drinking our carry outs in the woods. Always reminds me of those wild days, and it's still a beautiful song.

[@james6901]

livi punks,,,,,,,,but know what you mean,,,,,,,cause they were scots as well,,,??

[@maartenezinga6190]

Gets to me everytime i hear it, brings me to tears

[@IssCleaner-md2fx]

I love it so much I can't stop playing it!!! I'm 58 y.o.tomorrow!! What a song!!

[@danieladams9950]

Did this song bypass the world in 1984? Like nothing else. Timeless.

[@seagreentangerine2065]

Buy the whole album... the story unfolds seamlessly... youll be left wanting more and more... the piano and strings just keep driving and driving this track, relentlessly through the streets at night... it's a magical masterpiece.

[@Thomas-yx3zx]

Amazing comment. I’m 51 now but I got my first motorcycle aged 18 a 125cc would drive it through Glasgow city centre myself in all weathers . I thought I was Marlon Brando Steve McQueen Evil Kneival all rolled into one

[@graemecharlton4450]

Easier said than done, on vinyl anyway. Going for crazy money.

[@ernfer65]

I was in art school when I came across blue Nile- no one understood my love for their music. It just hit this melancholic moment in my life and I loved it. Still do.

[@jeffblack5024]

This song has been with me since the mid-80s. Now I'm in my 60s and still caught up in this big rhythm.

[@raymondlind2880]

It is beautiful, gorgeous etc but this song also devastates me. Is it just me or does this song actually make the heart ache?

[@Atimo133]

it makes me feel melancholic for things i haven't even had the chance to experience

[@Luckyluisa791]

Not just you! ❤

[@tednorton5150]

The same way that meeting God would make you ache in your human limitation

[@seansinclair3023]

No, not just you..!!

[@multiconsolacion]

Give thanks that you have such a great feelings and ❤️

[@johncole9121]

A masterpiece. What a beat! Those vocals! A wee funky riff that sneaks in out of nowhere. Utterly impervious to the effects of dating. It could have come out anytime since '84 and it would sound brand new. Thanks Blue Nile!

[@blackmore4]

Disagree. It sounds completely stuck in 1984. Thank god.

[@niekie39]

100% agree a melancholic masterpiece ❤

[@shaunoakford9272]

@@blackmore4what's your problem? you seem to be anti-white, anti-talent and frankly - anti-human. Go play your bongos and Launchpad and leave music to the talented. There's plenty of Bieber and Lizzo tubes for you to watch, rather than hang around a band you despise.

[@shaunoakford9272]

@@blackmore4 Beiber, Lizzo, Machine Gun Kelly and Yung Gravy exist for people like you.. go there.. go there now.

[@philrowley9749]

So beautiful, soulful and timeless. Could easily have been a 2024 release - can't believe it's 40 years old! I love it!!

[@ianwatson2136]

Simply the best song I’ve ever heard. Met him once - god

[@alandunnachie9792]

Arguably the best tune from the 80's

[@StillTheVoid]

How in the hell did this slip under the cracks of time? This song and the album is a wonderful treat for the ages. How many times must I be discovering lost gems from the 1980s? Was the music industry like Ancient Egypt with buried treasure?? Enough rant...let's just embrace and experience this wonderful classic. 🥂✌

[@Crosshatch1212]

Waterboys .the the

[@Crosshatch1212]

Love n money

[@ProfessorChomsky]

An iconic song from our teenage years in Scotland...........16 I was then, best years of my life probably.................xx

[@rwlane]

Not sure theres a more soulful singer on this little rock... ❤️

[@ianblackmore9317]

This is perfection

[@autoexcell44]

hi im 63 now and its still the best...….do I love you, yes I love you......

[@louiewhite5192]

Completely agree, an absolute masterpiece.

[@petrichor649]

Gets me every time my friend

[@paulrooney3580]

@@louiewhite5192 oh yes

[@iangardiner8303]

I heard this when working in Smiths Menswear Lothian Road and ws mesmerised and they were Scottish still sounds relevant and brilliant thanks Blue Nile x

[@jonniemoon8868]

i,m also 63, ,will this love ever blow over, ...........Never .

[@davebloke2750]

This is the best song ever written - Hallelujah!! To each man and woman....Oh yeah. WELCOME ALL NEW EARS - TO THE BLUE NILE!!

[@perfredlund]

This is what you should be listening to in the shop when purchasing a high-end stereo/amplifier...

[@carminedambrosio7]

They say that this album was made on purpose for distinguish every kind of sound; it was a commissioned album by Linn hi-fi technicians.

[@FunFunRene]

This is one of my favorite albums.

[@audreythomson5384]

This is the best song ever 53 year old me feels 15 again when I hear it absolute tune 👋

[@ronaldcorvers7979]

A diamond in the history of pop music, discovered by too few people.

[@flixtube07]

My dad used to sing this in the kitchen while cooking. Nostalgic.

[@RodWillis59]

It has to be one of the greatest songs of all time ,, perfection!

[@jaahhn72]

Tinseltown in the Rain was played by Gary Davies on BBC Radio 2's Sounds of the 80s about a month ago. I hadn't heard it for over 30 years and it sounded like a brand new release - so fresh and full of emotion. I've had it on repeat play ever since and I need my daily fix of it. Thanks The Blue Nile for creating this masterpiece - or a man with a new addiction!

[@michaellomax2]

It sounds great. Hasn't dated at all...

[@Tackytiger74]

Funny enough, it was the same Gary Davies that introduced me to this tune, some 3 years after its release in 1987, on a section of his R1 show called “Gobsmackers”. I went straight out and bought the album... mind blown!

[@nickdean3152]

He played it again the other night when standing in for Trevor nelson.just caught the end of it.damn

[@patthewoodboy]

I still have the Vinyl LP 🙂

[@rjjcms1]

@@Tackytiger74 It was already out in 1984,as I heard it on the radio a number of times in the summer of that year,usually in the evening or late at night.

[@Adaline55]

It's never stopped raining for weeks in Glasgow 😢

[@susanpaterson4493]

Simply sublime and one of the best songs ever! The sound of Glasgow!!

[@rumblefish9]

The bass on this song is beautiful.

[@imaweerascal]

The whole album is a masterpiece... everyone should own a copy :)

[@freeforester1717]

And ‘Hats’ ❤

[@Crosshatch1212]

800k people think of all those people who will never know it .

[@paulhilton6493]

The greatest track ever from the 80s end of

[@roviwoteap2375]

Still listening in 2023. One of my all time favourites from the 80’s. When times were good.

[@JeanneBalaoing]

Love this song and album. Listened to Downtown Lights first and then checked the rest out. Hooked. I hadn't heard of them before; my loss.

[@Crosshatch1212]

Now you go to waterboys .

[@robertburke4919]

Does this song remind you where you was when you first listened to it.......

[@allanclark2538]

Just a brilliant piece of music f or all the romantacis out there which I'm still plenty in these miserable times we are fighting against, love and peace to you all

[@garyfowkes8794]

One of the top 5 songs to ever come out of Scotland imho

[@DoctorDave5]

Paul Buchanan. Simply one of the greatest voices of all time.

[@jamesward7721]

Yeah definitely. It cuts right through you and lets the pain pour out.

[@hughzapretti-boyden9187]

Don't be silly.

[@DoctorDave5]

@@hughzapretti-boyden9187 awayanbileyerheidyawallaper

[@hughzapretti-boyden9187]

@@DoctorDave5 Nobody must disagree with the sweaty sock! #gingerskirtwearingdickhead

[@DoctorDave5]

@@hughzapretti-boyden9187 I respect your opinion Hugh, I just wonder about people who randomly leave negative comments on other peoples comments. I have no idea why you would bother but whatever, you do you mate.

[@Joao58420]

Probably the most underrated songs ever

[@theoriginalbluey]

A Walk... Hats... Imagine anyone never hearing those two albums. If you know of such a person, you know what you have to do! Loved them since I Love This Life (which I bought because I liked the sleeve!) I find that in the Autumn and Winter months I listen non-stop.

[@escaton74]

I remember having goosebumps, even the first time I heard this ever. they never went away. like remembering a place you have never been to

[@robertzaleski5722]

Rxactly well said

[@yvonnedunne8377]

*Glasgow*

[@stephencoyne2922]

Brings back happy memories of Glasgow when I was a student, I did not go to the 'dancing' much but this song reminds me of the Warehouse on a Friday..... and good times

[@me-cq7wv]

One of the best HiFi audio tracks. Instruments are simply amazing. Thanks Linn HiFi

[@sarah_pings_witherby]

Yes! Came here to say this ❤😊

[@andrewthomas3270]

I demoed my Linn LP12 through Naim Pre and Power Amps and Linn isobarik speakers back in 1984 when A Walk Across the Rooftops was released and Boy was I Blown away ♥️

[@trytocalmmenow2473]

Why did we ever come so far ? I knew I'd seen it all before Tall building reach up in vain Tinseltown is in the rain I know now love was so exciting Tinseltown in the rain Oh men and women Here we are, caught up in this big rhythm One day this love will all blow over Time for leaving the parade Is there a place in this city A place to always feel this way And hey, there's a red car in the fountain Tinseltown in the rain Oh men and women Here we are, caught up in this big rhythm Do I love you ? Yes I love you Will we always be happy go lucky ? Do I love you ? Yes I love you But it's easy come, and it's easy go All this talking is only bravado yeah Oh, Tinseltown Tinseltown in the rain Oh men and women Here we are, caught up in this big rhythm Tinseltown in the rain Oh men and women Here we are, caught up in this big rhythm Tinseltown is in the rain Tinseltown is in the rain Tinseltown is in the rain Tinseltown is in the rain Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah Do I love you ? Yes I love you Will we always be happy go lucky ? Do I love you ? Yes I love you But it's easy come, and it's easy go All this talking, talking is only bravado Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Tinseltown is in the rain Tinseltown is in the rain Tinseltown is in the rain Tinseltown is in the rain

[@ranjitverdi5702]

Thank you so much 🙏 always

[@reneepratt4056]

Thank you for adding the words this song brings back a wave of emotions and memories I want to go back if we could oh how wonderous it would all be again. Great time to be alive !!!!!

[@usualsuspect3071]

Thank you....

[@GroovyGorgeous]

Brilliant Art and wonder are and will remain timeless. Blue Nile - Thank you for sharing your brilliance. Beam On! ❤

[@shandman22]

Why has nobody mentioned the stunning String section . It totally makes the record . Ridiculous that this wasn’t a hit

[@ImpulseGenerator]

Yes!! It's perfectly embedded in the music, and I think therefore it's easy to consciously miss.

[@rosepemberton5262]

Just heard this beautiful song on Radio 6 today . It is a masterpiece . Melodic harmonic chords. Speaks to my heart. Much needed anti anxiety boost in these strange times .

[@iridescentprism5113]

Eeee bah gum strange times? When aah wuz a lad.... (4 years on in the West 😁)

[@pCeLobster]

There has never been a better song.

[@grayhalf1854]

Proper music right there.

[@toontjewildervank1755]

What a true classic this is...

[@bernadettebaillie8289]

I'm Scots love this band .

[@karenbrowne4320]

God this transports me to clubbing in Maestro’s Glasgow in the 80’s. I was a young innocent who had her heart absolutely broken by my deeply narcissistic first love 💔

[@james6901]

thats what we thought we had to do,,,,mental l know,,,

[@richardvanolffen8674]

Bizar great number wow . What a arrangement......!! .. Unbelievable. Good.......

[@alanreber1027]

Definitely a soul piercer, a solemn 80s classic!🤔 reminds me of visiting Manhattan spring of 1987, "tall buildings reach up in vain"

[@dardy2000]

My dad put me onto this, first time i heard omg in love

[@bruh666]

such a beautiful song

[@easytoassemble54321]

Probably one of the few songs where slap bass can sound sublime and melancholic. Could listen to this on repeat continuously. Sophisticated pop deserves a comeback.

[@sunnygovan7]

" Will we always be happy go lucky " ? If so you've cracked it.

[@cosmicdrifter287]

one of the best singles ever made.

[@mereej8924]

Absolutely- so beautiful

[@cosmicdrifter287]

@@mereej8924 yes it is.

[@blackmore4]

One of the worst for me.

[@kirstym5639]

Love this song brings back fond memories of visiting the nile bar this song was often played there 😊😊😊

[@Ikaftl]

I never tire of listening to this beautiful song

[@Kernowcornwall]

Being a Brit who lived in LA for 15 years, met my second wife there etc. this song very apropos reminds me of the early days. Just superb. Captures the alienation, the longing, the desire to reinvent and belong, the dangerous unmoored culture, that is underneath all that Los Angeles blue sky.

[@rasputinswalloper475]

The song is about Glasgow, not LA ... but I suppose the joy of any song is that it is whatever you want it to be.

[@christine.ofee.3646]

Omg not only stands up now ,but soo ahead of its time .I can hear so very many bands of today have obviously been influenced ,just bloody brilliant

[@shababboum]

So many memories of loved ones alive at that time and now away in the heavily spheres. It’s like listening to another time. A time before mobiles and all the technology that distracted us from the real. Those times when music was spiritually uplifting and cool at the same time. Real bands, real composition, real music. O « real « where did you go?

[@brendangoodenough173]

Mid 60's now and this track still make my hair stand on end, so atmospheric, brilliant...

[@tedfreeman2709]

Miraculous heartbreaking beauty in a melodic and lyric time capsule.

[@Flamingjetmouse]

I don't know how many times I've played this in the last 36 (!!) years, but it's spoken to me in every decade of age and is still beautiful. Voice, arrangements, that bassline... and the lyrics. 'Yes, I love you...'

[@jamesmcguigan8340]

Lucky enough to see them live 3 times...consistently excellent!..wish they could make up and play together again...we live in hope!

[@receptive]

One of the best songs ever... in a league of its own.

[@tnimbus]

someone put me on this album when I was in the sixth form. I am sixty in January and it is like yesterday. And this album is perfection.

[@yilaugh5234]

I bought this EP (imported) in Berkeley, CA. It was 1984, and very few in the states had ever heard of, or by The Blue Nile. as soon as I got my grubby hands on the hot vinyl, i took it too the hifi stereo store were I was employed. Out of the wrapper, and straight on the platter. I dropped the needle on "Tinseltown in the Rain" at first all the employees (Music snobs all) stopped doing nothing, and began listening to that great opening riff as it churned (Plus the recording sounded fucking great. Man, the bottom was just amazing on those Big Boomers). But practiced indifference soon set in about a minute into the track, they began to turn their backs to the speakers (A universal display of rejection in stereo stores everywhere). But something funny was at work, because by the guitar break, i noticed out of the corner of my eyes, that bodies were moving in time. within a flash everyone in the store was dancing too that addictive beat...and digging it. Thanks Paul

[@franciscomejia9549]

cool!

[@me-cq7wv]

You know why it sounded so good. It was produced by LINN HiFi of Glasgow.

[@markbillington1060]

Re release this classic

[@aftandsepolyp]

great story :-)

[@cosmicdrifter287]

The blue nile effect in full swing.